Should I remove Multimedia Card Reader?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,230
United States Rank #1,230
Reach 0.2859%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.67 days
167.19 days >
Average installed length: 87.84 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.2.915.108 |
13.76% |
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| 1.7.915.93 |
50.92% |
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| 1.6.915.87 |
15.55% |
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| 1.4.915.1 |
19.54% |
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| 1.3.915.1 |
0.23% |
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Rankings
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- #2,227 ATI - Software Uninstall Utility by ATI Technologies
- #2,228 Search Assistant WebSearch 1.74
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- #2,230 Multimedia Card Reader by Fitipower
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Multimedia Card Reader
from Fitipower
What is Multimedia Card Reader?
The Fitipower MultiMediaCard (MMC) is a flash memory memory card standard. Typically, an MMC is used as a storage medium for a portable device, in a form that can easily be removed for access by a PC. This technology is a standard available to any company wanting to develop products based on it.
Overview
The most common release is 1.7.915.93, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named ShwiconXP9106.exe. The setup package generally installs about 28 files and is usually about 653.61 KB (669,298 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.fitipower.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Multimedia Card Reader(9106)\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{41068A8C-3F30-46B6-978A-EA692F28D1AF}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0409
Estimated size: 653.61 KB
Files installed by Multimedia Card Reader
| Program executable: | ShwiconXP9106.exe |
| Name: | IconUtility |
| IconUtility ShwiconXP Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Multimedia Card Reader(9106)\ShwiconXP9106.exe |
| MD5: | c098bf3845c738dd4f6f76b55b442d29 |
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ShwiconXP9106.exe (by Alcor Micro) - IconUtility (IconUtility ShwiconXP Application)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- ShwiconXP9106.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{90ABC33F-010D-44C2-90EA-09584576DD7A}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- ShwiconXP9106.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- ShwiconXP9106.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ShwiconXP9106' which loads as C:\Program Files\Multimedia Card Reader(9106)\ShwiconXP9106.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| ShwiconXP9106.exe |
| Memory: | 2.46 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000122921% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001097% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000133% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,174 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 139 Bytes | |
How do I remove Multimedia Card Reader?
You can uninstall Multimedia Card Reader from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Multimedia Card Reader, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Multimedia Card Reader.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 74%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
75.51% |
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| Windows 10 |
24.01% |
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| Windows XP |
0.43% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
61.16% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.68% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
8.92% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.87% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.37% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.05% |
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Geography
80.61% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
80.61% |
| Canada |
4.31% |
| United Kingdom |
3.52% |
| Germany |
2.17% |
| France |
1.63% |
| Japan |
1.01% |
| Australia |
0.88% |
| Brazil |
0.84% |
| Sweden |
0.48% |
| Netherlands |
0.47% |
| Switzerland |
0.43% |
| Hong Kong |
0.41% |
| Italy |
0.41% |
| Spain |
0.35% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
99.68% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
0.11% |
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| Gateway |
0.05% |
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| Toshiba |
0.04% |
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| Acer |
0.04% |
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| Alienware |
0.02% |
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| ASUS |
0.02% |
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| Lenovo |
0.02% |
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| Sony |
0.02% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.02% |
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Common models |
| Dell XPS 8300 |
30.45% |
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| Dell XPS 8500 |
26.88% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 8100 |
16.02% |
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| Dell Inspiron 580 |
12.29% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 7100 |
6.42% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 8000 |
3.48% |
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